Clipped all year round?

[MagicMelon]

Just curious - Who clips all year round? And why?

 

[nomini]

I tried one year to clip in summer cos Jigsaw was getting so hot when I was riding him but he got sunburnt on his white patches

so not tried that one again!

 

[Loopy_laura]

i have thought about it my big boy is a hairy beast, and i try to keep him warn to stop it but it just grows!! i started cliiping on the 4th sept last year since then he has been clipped no less than eight times! and he is rugged to the eye balls!! drives me mad!!

 

[Loopy_laura]

worst of all he hates being clipped!! he figets and twitches about like a right goon!

 

[fizz-tally]

somethinng i have thought about,jay is fine coated but is sweating after 1 hour of walking

 

[Jay89]

I am going to try clippin all year round this year as Archie gets very hot. LAst summer there were times when we would be out for a gentle hack and he would literaly have sweat dripping from him and that wasnt because he was unfit just necause he gets hot!!

 

[Scarlett1980]

loads of eventers clip on after their dressgae but before XC so the horse has a better chance to cooling themself down.

It's probably not great if your showing but if you work your horse hard and he has trouble expelling heat through his cout why not?!

 

[lilym]

me!! hairy native type cob, i like to show her and to maintain her coat at it's best and to keep her cool n comfy i clip her and hog her all year round.

 

[catembi]

Our clipping lady says she clips loads of comp horses all yr round, but also says that she doesn't know why they bother as she hardly gets anything off them!! She thinks it's the current fashion / obsession. I have my Cushings mare clipped at the start of summer as she doesn't shed her coat, but my sports horse is fine as he is so I'm glad to save the money!!!

 

[MagicMelon]

Ok, well I have one which events - he's a thin skinned TB type though, but of course does get hot if its a boiling day. Do you think he'd be better clipped?

And my other horse I know would probably prefer to be clipped all year round as he is a very hot horse generally. Only problem with clipping is that he is a native and we do some showing..... I assume this therefore would not be correct?

 

[Happy Bird]

I clip the old boy in the summer if he's too hot as he doesn't shed his coat so well these days. The other two get clipped Nov-Jan only.

 

[sojeph]

Not all year round but I clip my shettie in May usually as he's always really late losing his very thick coat and he swealters so he's just had a trace clip and will get a full clip in May.
We used to clip the show cobs all over all year.

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

I had to clip rocks all year round last year as he kept growing back a stupidly thick coat, almost as thick as his winter coat!! However im hoping not to this year as he seems to not be growing such a coat but we shall see!

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

I was considering clipping through the year this year as my girl gets so hot from sod all work, so i may give it a try to see if it helps

 

[Christmas_Kate]

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Not all year round but I clip my shettie in May usually as he's always really late losing his very thick coat and he swealters so he's just had a trace clip and will get a full clip in May.
We used to clip the show cobs all over all year.

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I think that's something I may have to consider, after seeing the state he was in today after a walk I've decided to opt for a belly and neck clip, and maybe clip him out fully in spring.
Out of interest, how does your shettie cope with being clipped? Does he have any rugs on? G is in a l/w TO on cold / rainy days, and I was wondering if he'd need a thin stable rug on cold nights, or if it's just me being soft lol.

 

[Theresa_F]

I do - Cairo is a hot hairy horse and is so much more comfortable being clipped - easy to pop a rug on if the weather turns cool.

 

[Loupride]

I clipped P last summer for the first time and it was the best thing I did

He doesnt have a very thick coat but it is 'fluffy' and therefore with the hot weather he was starting to sweat and feel uncomfortable, so I whipped it all off

It was great, the only thing I had to be careful of was the sun, he is pinked skinned so he has to wear a UV rug when out in it!!!

 

[maxebraith]

My old mare has cushings so i keep her clipped all year. In fact shes that bad i have to have her clipped every 6 weeks. Someone told me it could ruin her summer coat to keep her clipped but 1. i didnt take it as gospel and 2. i replied by saying she doesnt get a summer coat because of the cushings!! I would do what you think is right.

 

[Nic]

The event yard I worked on clipped all year round but they were down south most weekends in summer so was generally a lot warmer.